April 2016 Department of State Visa Bulletin

For the Application Final Action Dates, employment-based categories are as follows: EB-1 remains current for all countries; EB-2 is current for all countries except India (November 8, 2008) and China (September 1, 2012); EB-3 is at February 15, 2016 for all countries except India (August 8, 2004), China (August 15, 2013), and the Philippines (May 1, 2008); EB-3 other workers is at February 15, 2016 for all countries except India (August 8, 2004), China (March 1, 2007), and the Philippines (May 1, 2008); EB-4, religious workers are all current; EB-5 non-regional and regional centers are current for all countries except China (February 1, 2014). Family based petitions are backlogged, with the most recent date at October 22, 2014 for F2A (spouses and children under 21 of lawful permanent residents) and the longest queue for F4 Philippines (brothers and sisters of U.S. Citizens) September 1, 1992.

For the Date for Filing, employment-based categories are as follows: EB-1 remains current for all countries; EB-2 is current for all countries except India (July 1, 2009) and China (June 1, 2013); EB-3 is current for all countries except India (July 1, 2005), China (May 1, 2015), and the Philippines (January 1, 2010); EB-3 other workers is current for all countries except India (July 1, 2005), China (August 1, 2007), and the Philippines (January 1, 2010); EB-4, religious workers are all current; and EB-5 non-regional centers and regional centers are current for all countries except China (May 1, 2015). Family based petitions are backlogged, with the most recent date at June 15, 2015 for F2A (spouses and children under 21 of lawful permanent residents) and the longest queue for F4 Philippines (brothers and sisters of U.S. Citizens) of January 1, 1993.